Travel
July 7, 2025

My Modern Met’s Art + Culture Guide to Mexico City

When it comes to art and culture, few cities rival what Mexico City has to offer. With over 150 museums, a never-ending list of events, and world-famous cuisine, the Mexican capital has grown into one of the hottest travel destinations. Additionally, its geographical location makes it a great option for American tourists, as a flight there can be as short as a couple of hours, making even a weekend getaway possible.

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Movies
July 5, 2025

Watch How Hollywood Legends Pulled off Their Wild Stunts in Iconic 1920s Films

Nowadays, most film studios rely on CGI and green screens, either entirely or as a supplement, to accomplish ambitious stunts. Technology, of course, hasn’t always been advanced enough for such immersive illusions, and yet films from the early 20th century still managed to feature spectacular cinematic effects. They say a magician should never reveal their tricks, but a recent YouTube video by Lost in Time does just that.

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Installation
July 4, 2025

Musical Composer’s Brain Matter Is Still Making Music Three Years After His Death

What if death weren’t the end for human creativity, but instead the catalyst for a new kind of art? Revivification is a haunting and immersive installation created in collaboration with the late American composer Alvin Lucier that probes the liminal space between life and the afterlife. Speculative science fuses raw emotion to create a piece that invites us to question not just how far creativity can go, but whether it even should go that far.

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Museums
July 3, 2025

The Louvre Announces Design Competition Ahead of Ambitious $316M Renovation

The Louvre, which happens to be the world’s largest and most visited museum, is on the verge of undergoing an ambitious, $316 million renovation. The project seeks to address overcrowding by incorporating an additional entrance near the Seine River and a special exhibition area housing Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa. On June 27, the Louvre officially launched an international architecture competition, whose winner will design the museum’s new entrance and exhibition hall.

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